Would ask someone familiar with period Spanish to translate into English these verses of a song as sung by a CW Confederate vet (Crisostome Longoria) that he and his unit sang "as a signal that the Northern forces were near."

His daughter passed the verses on to music researchers (Southern Recording Trip, March 31-June 14, 1939, John A. and Ruby T. Lomax pg. 68 )

I haven't listened to the tune yet but will go back into the site (http://memory.loc.gov) to find the recording if it's available there. Longoria "served along the border" so I assume that means in Texas, but no unit name was given.

Dan Wykes

Jas. Cox

10-31-2008, 08:43 AM

Would ask someone familiar with period Spanish to translate into English these verses of a song as sung by a CW Confederate vet (Crisostome Longoria) that he and his unit sang "as a signal that the Northern forces were near."